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texas announced a voighte voter i.d. law? >>> the justice department sued texas over the law. why was the voting rights act passed? >> in response to a civil rights movement that said w the right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. it rectified acts of discrimination in which african/american were denied the right to vote and protect the rights. to on be able to participate effectively. pand you refer to act that required for southern states. >> take us into the present day. the. >> some sections are and don't want people to be denied to vote base based on race or any other kik characteristics. of section three, if there is a systematic, federal courts can fashion remedies. it is out moded because jim cr crowe with the temporary pro?rigz 1965 thankfully are no longer there. >> talk about sections 4 and 5. >> we are missing a lot. discrimination persists a texas jurisdiction. they are required to provide bilingual and had them at no polling places. said let's keep a galling referendum off the ballot & the large turn out of african/american and latinos can stimulate discrimin
texas announced a voighte voter i.d. law? >>> the justice department sued texas over the law. why was the voting rights act passed? >> in response to a civil rights movement that said w the right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. it rectified acts of discrimination in which african/american were denied the right to vote and protect the rights. to on be able to participate effectively. pand you refer to act that required for southern states. >> take us into the present...
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on behalf of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over texas' law. what that means for voters in texas and you and the political future of folks like you. >> well, chris, hopefully it means that texans will be able to vote in the way they've been used to voting for many decades now. i was in the texas legislature in 2011 and before that for several years and saw the republican majority not only pass the voter i.d. law but also make it harder to register to vote, to register others to vote, to do mail balloting. so it's been a series of hurdles that they've tried to put in the way to make it harder for texans to vote and these laws disproportionately effect low-income voters and minority voters. they know what they're doing. they're trying to shave off if it's two, three, four, five points. we all know people win a lot of elections in those small margins. that's what they're trying to accomplish. >> judy, the lawsuits are being done under section 2 of the voting rights act, if i understand that correctly. if left standing by shelby county decision the
on behalf of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over texas' law. what that means for voters in texas and you and the political future of folks like you. >> well, chris, hopefully it means that texans will be able to vote in the way they've been used to voting for many decades now. i was in the texas legislature in 2011 and before that for several years and saw the republican majority not only pass the voter i.d. law but also make it harder to register to vote, to register others to vote, to do...
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grand, it's texas and texas is the high church of stupid republican ideas. but this is a good example of how the republican party is now not a responsible partner in governing our country. the best part of this there is a subset of birthers in this country who know that obama was born in hawaii but don't know that hawaii is a state. i mean, this is the level of dumb we are dealing with here and it's really hard to fix it. blake farenthold said you can't fix stupid in texas. that's what you're dealing with here. >> there are some other issues out there. mitchell mcconnell calling on the white house to delay the opening of exchanges. do you think, robert, there is a real security concern here or is this just more part of the attempts by republicans to delay and eventually repel obama care? >> you know, some of the votes in the house, chris, at the house republicans tried to do the last 35 or 40 times have been a bunch of just silly talk. however, i do think senator mcconnell does have a point here about security. every time we open up the newspaper or somethin
grand, it's texas and texas is the high church of stupid republican ideas. but this is a good example of how the republican party is now not a responsible partner in governing our country. the best part of this there is a subset of birthers in this country who know that obama was born in hawaii but don't know that hawaii is a state. i mean, this is the level of dumb we are dealing with here and it's really hard to fix it. blake farenthold said you can't fix stupid in texas. that's what you're...
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i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped succ
i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every...
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box 9714, houston, texas. you're asking, why would you pay another $50 since you already paid your faith promise? i was just 21, but i knew that anything that was going to work this fast, i was going to work the living daylights out of it. so wednesday night i'm playing the piano again. happy. she walks up, again they walk in service ahead of everybody and she says, god wouldn't let us sleep last night. he told us to buy that trailer for you. and gave me another $100. next week i go to leonard norville's church in san antonio, i'm playing the piano, a man comes up behind me and real gruf says, here! i turn around. he shoves something in my hand. it was a $100 bill. here's my reaction, oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, oh, thank you. this is what he said back, real mean, don't thank me. when god tells you to do something, you have to go ahead and do it. and it was the first time that i ever understood luke 6:38. i calls men to give to you. and he did. it was phenomenal. now, here's something fascinating. i h
box 9714, houston, texas. you're asking, why would you pay another $50 since you already paid your faith promise? i was just 21, but i knew that anything that was going to work this fast, i was going to work the living daylights out of it. so wednesday night i'm playing the piano again. happy. she walks up, again they walk in service ahead of everybody and she says, god wouldn't let us sleep last night. he told us to buy that trailer for you. and gave me another $100. next week i go to leonard...
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this has produced phenomenal flooding, they produced much needed rain in oklahoma, kansas and west texas. >> we continue to watch for the potential for more flash flooding rains. >>> months after hurricane sandy devastated parts of new york and new jersey, still come problems, this time in the form of used cars. hundreds of thousands were under water. now that they dried out they're being sold on used car lots. while they may look fine on the outside, the air bags and other safety systems may not work, so you definitely want to get this checked out. >>> moms and dads put a lot of thought into picking out the perfect name are in their baby. a judge is telling one mom she needs to change her son's name. how the case got into the courtroom in the first place. >> and why a -- and myths around pregnancy. this summer, new york state is back and open for business. with endless beaches, hundreds of miles for hiking...or biking. endless rivers and streams ready to take your breath away. and more than enough wineries to please every pallet. we're ready to make your new york state vacation perfect.
this has produced phenomenal flooding, they produced much needed rain in oklahoma, kansas and west texas. >> we continue to watch for the potential for more flash flooding rains. >>> months after hurricane sandy devastated parts of new york and new jersey, still come problems, this time in the form of used cars. hundreds of thousands were under water. now that they dried out they're being sold on used car lots. while they may look fine on the outside, the air bags and other...
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a mexican restaurant in texas becoming the latest establishment to refuse service to children. in this case past 7:00 p.m. of course they wreak havoc on other patrons, but to bar kids from restaurants, is a legal? joininge now, attorneys. welcome a discrimination law called the reason -- least restrictive means. children under the rubric of family status or is discrimination in public accommodation. the position where there could be a separate room. that will be offending anyone. gerri: now i have to have a room fo kids? >> it is likened to people taking their kids to a baseball game and sitting in the beer section. gerri: if you think about as -- it presents kids are entitled to up protected status. the lodge's does not go there. children are ends the title to this. gerri:ere is what i am thinking. kids and adults. ephemeris from paying the bill and panda waitstaff i should be of a cut anybody wants to. >> as long as you d don't kick them out based on a legal principle -- gerri: noisy, and directing the other people. >> is someone is trying to have the right to not be served.
a mexican restaurant in texas becoming the latest establishment to refuse service to children. in this case past 7:00 p.m. of course they wreak havoc on other patrons, but to bar kids from restaurants, is a legal? joininge now, attorneys. welcome a discrimination law called the reason -- least restrictive means. children under the rubric of family status or is discrimination in public accommodation. the position where there could be a separate room. that will be offending anyone. gerri: now i...
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. >> now, the detectives are following several leads from texas to canada and mexico. the first statewide amber alert issued to all california cell phones. he is believe teed be driving a blue nissan versa. >>> 62 years after her death, the family of henrietta lax can rest a little easier. she died without her family's ken, her cells because -- con sesz. her cells were used without her consent. . the family reached a genetic privacy agreement with nih, researchers will be allowed full access to the database governerned by the panel that contains family members. her story is the subject of a best seller the im mortal life of henrietta lax. >>> with no intention of catching a flight to bwi, the protest was in response to the treatment of a moral mother born in american flights. she was asked by a flight attendant to use a blanket to cover herself while breast feeding. she and other moms were offended by the request so more than 20 months showed up today for flursing in front of the american -- for nursing in front of the counter. >> we do this in the discretion or mo. >>
. >> now, the detectives are following several leads from texas to canada and mexico. the first statewide amber alert issued to all california cell phones. he is believe teed be driving a blue nissan versa. >>> 62 years after her death, the family of henrietta lax can rest a little easier. she died without her family's ken, her cells because -- con sesz. her cells were used without her consent. . the family reached a genetic privacy agreement with nih, researchers will be allowed...
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department of justice announced thursday it's-- it's going to sue texas over the id laws in the state requiring voters to show proper identification before getting in the voting booth. the justice department claims the law discriminates against minorities and serves as an impassable roadblock violating the 14th and 15th amendments. in a statement eric holder says we will not allow the supreme court decision to be interpreted as open season for states to pursue mer yews that suppress voting rights. -- measures to suppress voting rights. in a separate case the justice department will file a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging texas' redistricting laws. >>> bradley manning says he felt he has been a female since childhood and he wants people to now refer to him as chelsea. the former army intelligence analyst returned to fort leavenworth on thursday to serve out a 35 year sentence for leaking classified documents. military says they will not provide him with hormones necessary to change his gender but manning's attorney deman the prison give it to him. >> if they don't i will do
department of justice announced thursday it's-- it's going to sue texas over the id laws in the state requiring voters to show proper identification before getting in the voting booth. the justice department claims the law discriminates against minorities and serves as an impassable roadblock violating the 14th and 15th amendments. in a statement eric holder says we will not allow the supreme court decision to be interpreted as open season for states to pursue mer yews that suppress voting...
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one an army major accused of gunning down soldiers in fort hood, texas. nidal hasan is facing a number of charges for the shooting that killed 13 and injured 32. his backup lawyers have now been asked to withdraw from the case. they say his son is working with the prosecution to achieve the death penalty. hasan is representing himself. he's asked few questions of the witnesses who saw the 2009 attacks. some of them who were shot by hasan. >>> in the meantime up to boston we go where the jury is still deliberating in the racketeering trial of james "whitey" bulger. the jury must sort through stacks of evidence, including crime scene photos, forensic images, guns, even bulger's informant file. the alleged mob boss is accused of 19 murders along with a number of counts of extors torgs and money laundering. >>> the maryland general assembly created a task force on juvenile court jurisdiction. they're meeting today and the whole reason is is to begin looking at the laws on dealing with young criminals, including how to reduce the number of kids in adult detent
one an army major accused of gunning down soldiers in fort hood, texas. nidal hasan is facing a number of charges for the shooting that killed 13 and injured 32. his backup lawyers have now been asked to withdraw from the case. they say his son is working with the prosecution to achieve the death penalty. hasan is representing himself. he's asked few questions of the witnesses who saw the 2009 attacks. some of them who were shot by hasan. >>> in the meantime up to boston we go where...
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he came from texas, a registered republican, which a lot of people find surprising given what he did. his dad was a police officer. he was an outsider in terms of the police department culture. he didn't grow up in bay ridge or jamaica or south bronx. he was on the outside. he didn't have any ties here. he didn't want to be a police officer. he had been in the navy as a coreman, got out, and worked for motorolla on software chips and only moved back to new york because his mother got sick. she was very sick. she said to him -- there was an ad for police department for police recruiting ad after 9/11 said try to be a police officer. he said, oh, i don't want to do that. she finally convinced him, and he took the test, did very well, they called him immediately, and he found himself standing there in the police academy, and for the first couple years, he went along with the program. the first thing you do as a police officer is go to impact where you are sent to a high crime precinct as a rookie, and for eight months, told to write tickets. you're not given a lot of supervision, and bec
he came from texas, a registered republican, which a lot of people find surprising given what he did. his dad was a police officer. he was an outsider in terms of the police department culture. he didn't grow up in bay ridge or jamaica or south bronx. he was on the outside. he didn't have any ties here. he didn't want to be a police officer. he had been in the navy as a coreman, got out, and worked for motorolla on software chips and only moved back to new york because his mother got sick. she...
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>> texas is one state you'll look at. now some states after the supreme court ruled these do not have to wait for the federal government to approve some changes in voter laws, they will also make some changes. i don't think it's that restrictive restric restrict. to get up here, i had to show my i.d. with my background on a presidential campaign, voter fraud is a huge issue and -- >> but there are a lot of people who have studied this and say there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and showing a voter i.d. only combats impersonation fraud which is still one vote for one vote. it's very ineffective. >> you had mickey mouse register to vote. the whole dallas cowboys offensive line register to vote. if you have i.d. you cannot do that. if you are saying i'm tony romo, you can't do that. it's something that should be there. voter i.d. is constitutional and there isn't a problem with it. >> we can spend more time on this. i want to move on to anthony weiner. he's set a new record low with 80% of voters viewing him unfav
>> texas is one state you'll look at. now some states after the supreme court ruled these do not have to wait for the federal government to approve some changes in voter laws, they will also make some changes. i don't think it's that restrictive restric restrict. to get up here, i had to show my i.d. with my background on a presidential campaign, voter fraud is a huge issue and -- >> but there are a lot of people who have studied this and say there is no evidence of widespread voter...
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the closest point to america is brownsville, texas. the forecast shows it will run out of real estate soon. it will rain out over central mexico likely. it is more active next week. so 60 tonight and comfortably clear. tomorrow 87 and tons of sunshine and a little stickier. i think we have a widespread deal for wednesday. thursday and friday is pushing 90 for labor day weekend. what a rare treat. looks good. >> all right. first day of school no problem. >> no problems. >>> we have baby pictures to show you when we come back. >> closed captioning brought to you by luna. [ man ] launch sequence initiated. [ beep ] 15 seconds and counting. [ male announcer ] at kfc we have one mission. and t minus 10...9... serve the world's best tasting chicken. that's why our whole chicken is delivered fresh. 8... and prepared fresh by real cooks. 7... with kfc's world famous secret recipes. t-minus 5, 4... taste why fresh is better. 2...1... try an 8-piece meal of our freshly prepared chicken, 2 large sides and 4 biscuits, now with 10 of our new hot sh
the closest point to america is brownsville, texas. the forecast shows it will run out of real estate soon. it will rain out over central mexico likely. it is more active next week. so 60 tonight and comfortably clear. tomorrow 87 and tons of sunshine and a little stickier. i think we have a widespread deal for wednesday. thursday and friday is pushing 90 for labor day weekend. what a rare treat. looks good. >> all right. first day of school no problem. >> no problems. >>>...
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. >>> yu darvish dominates in texas, a no-hitter through seven innings. but then houston's carlos corporan gets a home run. for the second time since april, houston spoiling a darvish perfect game. he still gets the win with 15 strikeouts. texas, 2-1, there. >>> oakland's last-minute trade for alberto colapso. the a's down one and then hits in two runs. they pull the fat out of the fire. oakland over toronto. >>> hey, you know, i'm a four-time mvp, two-time champion, gold medalist. why not president of the nba players association? miami's lebron james was considering that but decided no because he can't give 100%, he says. i heard james is now considering the job of king of the world. >>> take you to flight school now. clear the wood. old man on deck. jeans on. who is that? 50-year-old michael jordan with the dunk. what do you think? comeback? >>> i'm a big niners fan but would i do this? probably not. look at this lawn here. a washington fan so rabid he turns his lawn into a huge redskins logo made of colored stones. and he cares about it a lot. you see
. >>> yu darvish dominates in texas, a no-hitter through seven innings. but then houston's carlos corporan gets a home run. for the second time since april, houston spoiling a darvish perfect game. he still gets the win with 15 strikeouts. texas, 2-1, there. >>> oakland's last-minute trade for alberto colapso. the a's down one and then hits in two runs. they pull the fat out of the fire. oakland over toronto. >>> hey, you know, i'm a four-time mvp, two-time champion,...
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he is feeling the heat after calling texas wendy davis abortion barbie. your response? >> well, this is also the man who when texas decided to make abortion and repalm beach county i have the access really, really next to impossible for poor women, put a link to a hanger website up as a joke. if there was abortion barbie, if we'll do the doll metaphor, then he is like gi slow. you know? honestly, it is just -- >> i could do more push-ups than eric erickson. i would like to put that out there. maybe i can challenge him and see who is more of a man. >> he is terrified of us. >> thanks so much. >>> tonight in our survey i asked, does mayor michael bloomberg care more about wall street or workers? 94% of you say wall street. 6% say workers. you 6%, you need to wake up earlier. up next, i'll explain why republicans shouldn't be too invested in a 2016 run for this pretender. the postal service is critical to our economy. delivering mail, medicine and packages, yet they're closing thousands of offices, slashing service and want to layoff over 100,000 workers. the postal servic
he is feeling the heat after calling texas wendy davis abortion barbie. your response? >> well, this is also the man who when texas decided to make abortion and repalm beach county i have the access really, really next to impossible for poor women, put a link to a hanger website up as a joke. if there was abortion barbie, if we'll do the doll metaphor, then he is like gi slow. you know? honestly, it is just -- >> i could do more push-ups than eric erickson. i would like to put that...
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texas wins 2-1. >>> detroit shortstop jose iglesias may have had the defensive play of the night. he makes a offhanded bare-handed throw to help get phegley out. they lose to the white sox 6-2. >>> and a wild one between the orioles and diamondbacks. baltimore's chris davis ties it on the sixth home run of the year. orioles would rally in the ninth to tie at game at 6-6. arizona's adam eaton hammers the first pitch he sees for the walk-off home run. the diamondbacks win 7-6. >>> when we return, california dreaming. an entrepreneur's plan to transport people from l.a. to san francisco on an ultra fast cushion of air. ,,,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., severe thunderstorms today. atlanta, afternoon thunderstorms. partly sunny in st. louis, but afternoon thunderstorms in denver. and party sunny in seattle with a high of 80. ♪ >>> they call themselves oceans 16. and are powerball's newest millionaires. the nine women and seven men work for the new jersey department of vehicle services. and had one of the three winning ti
texas wins 2-1. >>> detroit shortstop jose iglesias may have had the defensive play of the night. he makes a offhanded bare-handed throw to help get phegley out. they lose to the white sox 6-2. >>> and a wild one between the orioles and diamondbacks. baltimore's chris davis ties it on the sixth home run of the year. orioles would rally in the ninth to tie at game at 6-6. arizona's adam eaton hammers the first pitch he sees for the walk-off home run. the diamondbacks win 7-6....
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severe storms around the texas panhandle. scattered showers from south dakota to minnesota. thunderstorms for much of the east coast. and in the west, from new mexico, to colorado. >> mostly 80s in the rockies. 70s in the upper midwest. 90s in the southeast. 80s from boston to atlanta. >>> still ahead, a star-studded dispute. which actor left the movie set because he wasn't getting $3 million for less than a week of work? >>> plus, an international manhunt is under way, after investigators say a teenage girl was abducted from her own home. this morning, the plea from her father. >>> and reducing the risk of dementia. what doctors are saying about a connection between alzheimer's and your blood sugar level. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i need all the help i can get. that's why i like nutella. mom, what's the capital of west virginia? charleston. nutella is a delicious hazelnut spread my whole family loves. mom, have you seen my -- backpack? nutella goes great on whole-wheat toast or whole-grain waffles. and its great taste comes from a unique combinati
severe storms around the texas panhandle. scattered showers from south dakota to minnesota. thunderstorms for much of the east coast. and in the west, from new mexico, to colorado. >> mostly 80s in the rockies. 70s in the upper midwest. 90s in the southeast. 80s from boston to atlanta. >>> still ahead, a star-studded dispute. which actor left the movie set because he wasn't getting $3 million for less than a week of work? >>> plus, an international manhunt is under way,...
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the most famous soon to be ex-canadian who lives in texas, senator cruz, in a heated town hall. could an awkward moment be coming for two conservative stars in the lone star state? here in gotham, anthony weiner's wild spiral to single digits may have opened the door for an unexpected contender and maybe the next mayor. bill de blasio. feeling like he's got a lot of mojo with just 20 days till primary day. good morning from new york city. it's wednesday, august 21st. it's "the daily rundown." my first reads of it the mornin. we're going to start with some domestic politics. the state of both political parties is anything but strong these days. the only reason there isn't much hand ringing about the democratic party is because the republican party is the one in such disa ray. the open warfare has become a more public spectacle than we've seen in years. many republican leaders are exhausted from dealing with the tea party and some seem to be downright giddy over what's happened in the last week. they don't put their name on their giddiness. not even 250 days old and already he's b
the most famous soon to be ex-canadian who lives in texas, senator cruz, in a heated town hall. could an awkward moment be coming for two conservative stars in the lone star state? here in gotham, anthony weiner's wild spiral to single digits may have opened the door for an unexpected contender and maybe the next mayor. bill de blasio. feeling like he's got a lot of mojo with just 20 days till primary day. good morning from new york city. it's wednesday, august 21st. it's "the daily...
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>> forget don't mess with texas. members of the scientific community have a different message for the lone start state. don't mess with evolution. texas is about to approve science textbooks that might be used for the next ten years. but there are questions about how evolution will be
>> forget don't mess with texas. members of the scientific community have a different message for the lone start state. don't mess with evolution. texas is about to approve science textbooks that might be used for the next ten years. but there are questions about how evolution will be
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. >> right now, it's raining from texas to the northeast. and in missouri, rescue teams were out in full force, searching for friends and family members. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: it was a dramatic scene that had two tennessee parents in a panic. little lauren, rescued from her family's attic by firefighters. her father, in shock. >> next thing you know, we're in the attic, trying to get the baby upstairs. and it's hard. it's scary. you don't know what the water's going to do. so -- lose a home. >> reporter: firefighters wading through that chest-high water, clutching on to baby lauren's carrier to get her to safety. >> it was emotional. you know, you see your baby. and she's a newborn. how are you going to do this? what are you going to do to get us out? >> reporter: across the nashville area, swollen creeks caused flash flooding, forcing some to the safety of their roofs. and leaving cars floating on streets. rescue teams fanned out, fighting the fast-moving waters, to get people out. not just tennessee. from arkansas, to misso
. >> right now, it's raining from texas to the northeast. and in missouri, rescue teams were out in full force, searching for friends and family members. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: it was a dramatic scene that had two tennessee parents in a panic. little lauren, rescued from her family's attic by firefighters. her father, in shock. >> next thing you know, we're in the attic, trying to get the baby upstairs. and it's hard. it's scary. you don't know what the water's...
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north carolina, mississippi, texas, florida, south carolina. she is suggesting that since 1965 and 2013, the white people in the south are irrevocably racist and cannot be trusted. half of the country below the mason-dixon line still cannot be trusted. this is a person who wants to be a president of the entire united states and this is the basis on which she's going to run to turn out, as jason suggested, black vote in the south. >> this is essentially about turnout? >> i think it's entirely about turnout, paul. in 2005, the federal election reform commission headed by jimmy carter and former secretary of state jim bakker said that voter i.d. laws should be promoted because they will en franchise black voters. she's suggesting that no one could possibly disagree with her. well, serious people do disagree with her on this. >> let me ask you a political question, jason. what is the benefit for republicans of pushing -- that's what they're doing. a lot of the states pushing it are republican. not universally, republicans pushed some of the laws. a
north carolina, mississippi, texas, florida, south carolina. she is suggesting that since 1965 and 2013, the white people in the south are irrevocably racist and cannot be trusted. half of the country below the mason-dixon line still cannot be trusted. this is a person who wants to be a president of the entire united states and this is the basis on which she's going to run to turn out, as jason suggested, black vote in the south. >> this is essentially about turnout? >> i think it's...
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we run it through the united states and hand it off to the koch brothers refinery down in southern texas then america gets to keep all the poison from the pollution from the refining and we can still export all the gasoline and you know it's like but the output would be the same is that essentially the argument that they're trying to that's what they want you to believe but they have too small problems of you know geography alberta's landlocked and it's really hard to get it out to the shipping ports where and get it to the global market which is which is their ultimate goal and that's the key to increasing the tar sands and they have the other problem of you know just the physical aspect of carrying this stuff it's much easier to do it through enormous pipelines than it is by trucks or by rail and not just easier it's cheaper and that's the big thing for them so the fact is i mean there's a perfectly good reason they call it keystone it is the keystone it is it is their number one way that they need to you know that they that they're going to use to increase production the tar sand if t
we run it through the united states and hand it off to the koch brothers refinery down in southern texas then america gets to keep all the poison from the pollution from the refining and we can still export all the gasoline and you know it's like but the output would be the same is that essentially the argument that they're trying to that's what they want you to believe but they have too small problems of you know geography alberta's landlocked and it's really hard to get it out to the shipping...
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. >>> department of justice is suing texas over voting id law requires voters to show identification in voting booths. the justice department claims the law violates the 1965 voting rights act and the constitution 14th and 15th amendments. texas passed the law back in 2011 but did not implement it until the past june when the supreme court struck down the key provisions on voting rights the act that prevents states from changing election laws. >>> this is a little more laid back right now. the best 11 days of summer kick off today. you can enjoy fried food and fun ride and great entertainment and in a few hours the maryland tate fair will be officially be opened for business. who better than the o's. roosevelt leftwich. tie is off and jacket is off and you look good and relaxed. >> reporter: that's one of the -- you have to have the boots but you know what, this is going to be a mom to be. she is going to have-- i know megan had twins but she is going to have from 6 to 16 piglets out here. it's just this is a birthing area for the maryland state fair and there's nothing but pregnant
. >>> department of justice is suing texas over voting id law requires voters to show identification in voting booths. the justice department claims the law violates the 1965 voting rights act and the constitution 14th and 15th amendments. texas passed the law back in 2011 but did not implement it until the past june when the supreme court struck down the key provisions on voting rights the act that prevents states from changing election laws. >>> this is a little more laid...
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the obama family is on vacation in martha's vineyard which i believe is somewhere in texas. how exactly did bo go, however? a british newspaper reported that the obama's dog was airlifted to the secluded retreat. but according to the press pool, the white house dog was not the only one on the osprey that cost a million dollars an hour to operate and takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane and then melts. >> what? >> i don't know. also on the flight was white house staff, luggage, journalists and a stowaway named "lucky carl." i wonder how he got that name. and joe joe biden's dogs had to join him on vacation, by dash -- dash by -- by. well look. >> oh, well see they boated and they voted. cute. >> gavin, should both obama and the dog be impeached even though this story is untrue? >> because we are discussing it is an example of racism? >> what about when bush took his dog to the hamptons? >> that's true. >> but obama, we have to talk about it. >> and bo is black. >> like somebody else. >> anything negative said about anyone that is black is a racist. >> it is only
the obama family is on vacation in martha's vineyard which i believe is somewhere in texas. how exactly did bo go, however? a british newspaper reported that the obama's dog was airlifted to the secluded retreat. but according to the press pool, the white house dog was not the only one on the osprey that cost a million dollars an hour to operate and takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane and then melts. >> what? >> i don't know. also on the flight was white house staff,...
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i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. while the death toll from cholera continues to rise, a new fight for justice has begun. mario joseph is the most famous lawyer in haiti. he's won landmark victories for victims of political persecution. today, he's collecting medical records. with very limited resources mario is representing thousands of haitians who've been affected by cholera. it's the case of his life - they're trying to sue the united nations. >> the united nations have a lot of money
i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every...
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. >> that is a truck spinning out of control in san antonio, texas. we got this video from our friends at ksat. according to witnesses he not only hit the sign post, he rammed that truck across the street inside of a blockbuster individuvideo causing thousands dollars worth of damage. >> i turn around to see what happened and i see the truck is just inside of the store. >> and according to eyewitnesses, before cameras started rolling on this incident this guy hit several other guys. >> came out this way, sped out, smashed through like two cars like a bull dozer. >> did he have a stuck gas pedal? what was going on here? >> according to police this driver was under the influence of prescription narcotic pills. when they came to the scene, after onlookers called 911, they found inside his car -- >> never let his foot off the gas. >> i thought i was going to die the driver of the truck the only person injured in the incident. taken to the hospital with a broken collarbone. and police have charged this man with dwi. >> he's trying to -- >> what's scary if
. >> that is a truck spinning out of control in san antonio, texas. we got this video from our friends at ksat. according to witnesses he not only hit the sign post, he rammed that truck across the street inside of a blockbuster individuvideo causing thousands dollars worth of damage. >> i turn around to see what happened and i see the truck is just inside of the store. >> and according to eyewitnesses, before cameras started rolling on this incident this guy hit several other...
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. >> right now, it's raining from texas to the northeast. and in missouri, rescue teams were out in full force, searching for friends and family members. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: it was a dramatic scene that had two tennessee parents in a panic. little lauren, rescued from her family's attic by firefighters. her father, in shock. >> next thing you know, we're in the attic, trying to get the baby upstairs. and it's hard. it's scary. you don't know what the water's going to do. so -- lose a home. >> reporter: firefighters wading through that chest-high water, clutching on to baby lauren's carrier to get her to safety. >> it was emotional. you know, you see your baby. and she's a newborn. how are you going to do this? what are you going to do to get us out? >> reporter: across the nashville area, swollen creeks caused flash flooding, forcing some to the safety of their roofs. and leaving cars floating on streets. rescue teams fanned out, fighting the fast-moving waters, to get people out. not just tennessee. from arkansas, to misso
. >> right now, it's raining from texas to the northeast. and in missouri, rescue teams were out in full force, searching for friends and family members. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: it was a dramatic scene that had two tennessee parents in a panic. little lauren, rescued from her family's attic by firefighters. her father, in shock. >> next thing you know, we're in the attic, trying to get the baby upstairs. and it's hard. it's scary. you don't know what the water's...
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in texas right now, the number i saw in the last day or so is 99% of texas where so much oil comes from is in drought. basically you're fighting for food or energy. that's a terrible trade-off. china gets it. they get it in spades. right now they have an all-out drive to build a smart grid, to build renew able energies. >> your point is as oil price gas up we start talking about renewables and alternatives. >> every recession has been precede by a gain of 80% to 100% oil prices within a 12-month period. if you get that kind of gain, and this is for anybody. if you see oil go up 80% from its low to 150, 160, 170 now, very careful. if you see oil at 180 i would go to an island and let the dust clear. that basically is how reliable this has been. >> you're going to know what kind of power to generate once we live there. steve, thank you so much p stephen leeb, founder and research chairman of the leeb group. by now you'll heard a lot about martin luther king's march on washington, but did you know the full name of the historic event 50 years ago was the march on washington for jobs and fre
in texas right now, the number i saw in the last day or so is 99% of texas where so much oil comes from is in drought. basically you're fighting for food or energy. that's a terrible trade-off. china gets it. they get it in spades. right now they have an all-out drive to build a smart grid, to build renew able energies. >> your point is as oil price gas up we start talking about renewables and alternatives. >> every recession has been precede by a gain of 80% to 100% oil prices...
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hood, texas in november of 2009. hassan was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. he too was shot by a policeman, and is now paralyzed. in court today, hassan wore an army combat uniform and a beard and sat in a wheelchair. he is acting as his own attorney, and in his opening statement offered no defense, but an explanation, saying the evidence will clearly show that i am the shooter, and that he switched sides to defend islam. prosecutors say in planning the attacks, hassan bought lots of ammunition. and that his motive was a radicalized religious belief and anger over being called up for deployment to afghanistan. in his opening statement, colonel steve henrik said, he had a jihad duty to kill as many soldiers as possible. one of the first on a list of surviving victims to testify was retired army staff start alonso lunsford who recently described how hassan shot him seven times inside a medical processing center. >> that's when he yelled allahu akbar, pulled
hood, texas in november of 2009. hassan was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. he too was shot by a policeman, and is now paralyzed. in court today, hassan wore an army combat uniform and a beard and sat in a wheelchair. he is acting as his own attorney, and in his opening statement offered no defense, but an explanation, saying the evidence will clearly show that i am the shooter, and that he switched sides to defend islam. prosecutors...
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. >> while police turned down the street to his home in port arth arthur, texas, the intruders began to make their way inside. >> they're in here. >> they're inside the room now. they're inside the bedroom where he's at. >> after a minute of chilling silence from him, the dispatcher checks to make sure he is still safe. >> you there? deion? >> i'm here. >> okay. just stay there. the officers are going to catch the guy, okay? >> it sounds like there are multiple people. >> okay, be quiet. >> police saw two men run from the home near this canal and into the woods. he was still in the closet listening to the reassuring words from the dispatcher. >> so is the police officer outside the house? >> yeah. but stay inside the closet because they're trying to find the bad guys, okay? you're doing good, doing real good, perfect. your mom's going to be proud of you. >> this is actually the only thing i could think of. >> well, you thought well. you thought well. you're a very, very smart young man. you do did a good thing. >> what a wonderful dispatcher. so why was he home alone? his mother says
. >> while police turned down the street to his home in port arth arthur, texas, the intruders began to make their way inside. >> they're in here. >> they're inside the room now. they're inside the bedroom where he's at. >> after a minute of chilling silence from him, the dispatcher checks to make sure he is still safe. >> you there? deion? >> i'm here. >> okay. just stay there. the officers are going to catch the guy, okay? >> it sounds like...
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if you're wondering where the heat is, you have there g dallas, texas, which is roasting at 104. take a look at the setup. cold front out to the west. that cold front will be a trig are in the atmosphere. that's going to fire up showers and thunderstorms this. will start on thursday out to the west. that's when the next shot of storms exist. by friday storms in central maryland. this is not going to be a deal where it rains every single hour of each dray but it will be damp and unsettled. we'll talk about this forecast, ugly forecast. that's coming up in a bit. guys? >> to make sure you stay ahead of the ugliness, use the abc2 storm shield app. it will send real time weather alerts to your phone. if you don't have this go to abc2news.com/download. >>> we want to update you on a story we told you about last nit at 11:00. moms held a nurse in. this was in response to a law enforcement mother onboard a flight. she was asked by a flapped to use a -- flight attendant to use a blanket while breast feeding. so moms showed up to nurse in fron
if you're wondering where the heat is, you have there g dallas, texas, which is roasting at 104. take a look at the setup. cold front out to the west. that cold front will be a trig are in the atmosphere. that's going to fire up showers and thunderstorms this. will start on thursday out to the west. that's when the next shot of storms exist. by friday storms in central maryland. this is not going to be a deal where it rains every single hour of each dray but it will be damp and unsettled. we'll...
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you're a texas native, right? even though now you're in new york and we're going to talk about the new york case. but how has fracking changed your home state of texas? how has that technology changed? because, obviously, the economic benefits are very attractive to communities who need jobs. >> right. and, you know, my experience has been, i lived in texas, i grew up there, and when i go back there to visit my family, the landscape is completely different. when i fly into dallas-ft. worth airport, you just see the land is scarred with these frac pads. and it is just a completely different place than it was when i grew up. the drought is affecting all the farmers and ranchers around there. they're having to sell their herds, they can't feed them. this has impacted my family. and to take this water out of the water cycle, it's using that water and it's actually making it to where it is not usable again, by adding these chemicals. and that's just, that's a terrible thing to do, when the state is experiencing this dr
you're a texas native, right? even though now you're in new york and we're going to talk about the new york case. but how has fracking changed your home state of texas? how has that technology changed? because, obviously, the economic benefits are very attractive to communities who need jobs. >> right. and, you know, my experience has been, i lived in texas, i grew up there, and when i go back there to visit my family, the landscape is completely different. when i fly into dallas-ft....
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or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> welcome back. let's recap our top stories. there are new calls for the united nations to take action following an alleged toxic attack by the syrian government. officials there deny the military use chemical weapons. >>> former president hosni mubarak was released from prison. he was flown to a hospital and when he leaves the hospital he'll be put under house arrest. the former president was born
or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your...
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pdc news, fort hood, texas. determined to resolve a long- running dispute over the nuclear program, and speaking at a news conference since being inaugurated on sunday, he said he was prepared to enter into serious and substantial --sociations with the rest west. he stresses that their program is peaceful. i spoke with the dean of the john hopkins of advanced international studies. beingyou very much for with us. was this a breakthrough from the president? >> he would like to see maybe a new proposal from the united states and that if he were to put a new proposal on the table, he would like the united states and its european allies to react to it positively. >> so who is going to make the first move in this chess game? the first chess move now, standing up as the new president, making a declaration in front of the people and the conservative elite, and my expectation is you would match this signal with a signal of your own, and then we can go from there. >> but he also said he wants the u.s. to lift sanctions,
pdc news, fort hood, texas. determined to resolve a long- running dispute over the nuclear program, and speaking at a news conference since being inaugurated on sunday, he said he was prepared to enter into serious and substantial --sociations with the rest west. he stresses that their program is peaceful. i spoke with the dean of the john hopkins of advanced international studies. beingyou very much for with us. was this a breakthrough from the president? >> he would like to see maybe a...